DIANE FOOSE edits and proofreads books and journals. Diane's assignments require an in-depth knowledge of editorial practices, familiarity with specific editorial styles (Chicago, APA, AMA), and an understanding of scientific and technical terms. Diane is a perfectionist, who is proud of being meticulous in her work. Her career has allowed her the enjoyment of constantly learning about new and exciting developments in many different fields. That is what journalism is all about—performing with perfection in diverse subject areas. As the old saying goes, "Journalists know a little bit about everything, but not a whole lot about anything." Diane knows how to grasp your meaning, enhance the presentation of your words, and put that special polish on your project.

Specialties

Publications edited and proofread: fiction books, nonfiction books, textbooks, short stories, scholarly journal articles, symposium proceedings, workshop manuals, newsletters, grant proposals, theses, dissertations  
Medicine & health, psychology, environment, education, history, mathematics, political science, international studies, music & arts, engineering

• The Angel Tales: Refuge for a Parent's Healing Heart
• II-VI Semiconductor Materials and Their Applications
• Children and Disasters
• Some Stories Are Better than Others: Doing What Works in Brief Therapy and Managed Care
• Tourism Planning: Basics, Concepts, Cases
• Individual Self, Relational Self, and Collective Self: Partners, Opponents, or Strangers?
• Work and Caring for the Elderly: International Perspectives
• Aging and Cognition: A Student Primer
• Stress Reduction for Caregivers
• Routes to Reading Success and Failure: Toward an Integrated Cognitive Psychology of Atypical Reading
• Born to Win
• Customer Contact Outsourcing: What Every Outsource Client Needs to Know
• Among others

• Arguments and Fists: Political Agency and Justification in Liberal Theory
• Race-ing Art History: Critical Readings in Race and Art History
• Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music
• Steal This University: The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor Movement
• Silicon Alley: The Rise and Fall of a New Media District
• Mandela's Children: Growing Up in Post-Apartheid South Africa
• An Actor's Handbook: An Alphabetical Arrangement of Concise Statements on Aspects of Acting (reissue of first edition)
• Among others

• Identity
• Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
• Ozone: Science and Engineering
• Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
• Ocean Development and International Law
• Society and Natural Resources
• Comparative Strategy
• Toxicology Methods
• Coastal Management
• Traffic Injury Prevention
• Journal of Muslim Mental Health
• Among others

Journals Proofread

• The Journal of Legal Medicine
• Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• Death Studies
• Health Care for Women International
• Forensic Reports
• Thermal Stresses
• Fiber and Integrated Optics
• Numerical Heat Transfer
• Educational Gerontology
• Among others

• B.S. in Journalism, South Dakota State University

Feedback

"During my 22-year tenure as editor of the Journal of Legal Medicine, I worked with excellent in-house and free lance proofreaders provided by four different publishers. None could compare to Diane. Her dedication, conscientiousness, and professionalism were unparalleled. During the 11 years I worked with Diane, I was consistently impressed with her keen eye, her exceptional attention to detail, and her outstanding knowledge of English usage—particularly as she applied it in the context of proofreading scholarly legal articles. Diane was a pleasure to work with—a consummate professional who clearly enhanced the overall quality and integrity of each quarterly issue of the Journal. She is a gem!” Theodore R. LeBlang, JD, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Humanities, SIU School of Medicine

"Diane Foose was almost overqualified for the editing project. She was professional, fun to work with, insightful and very knowledgeable." Contact info on request

"Diane was fantastic. When we spoke by phone she was not only professional, attentive and focused but she was also very personable and someone we enjoyed dealing with very much. When the finished product was returned to us we were overwhelmed by the effort she had exerted. The value of her edits, comments, suggestions and recommendations more than justifies the investment. Thank you!" Brownell O'Connor, Managing Director, Brownell O'Connor Ltd

"New to the entire literary world, I was getting ready to edit and publish my first book. I had a lot of questions and needed someone who could answer them. Diane was great from our first conversation. She had the professionalism of the editor I was looking for and I found that, after our phone call, a lot of my worries were gone. I felt confident that my book would be edited with precision in the time frame I required. She gave me suggestions about things I had never even considered. She is thorough and precise. I interviewed at least five editors before I chose Diane. I will be confident giving her anything to edit from fiction to legal documents. As an author, I need to be able to flow with my creative process and I know that Diane will come in to handle the technical intricacies of my writing." Deneene Florino, Author